Girne American University (Turkish: Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi) is a non-profit university in Kyrenia, a city in Northern Cyprus. The university was founded in 1985[1] by Mr Serhat Akpinar as an institution of American-style higher education. It part of YÖDAK, the higher education coordinating council of Northern Cyprus[2] and YÖK, its Turkish parallel.[3]
Turkish: Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi | |
Other name | The American University, Girne |
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Motto | Latin: Discendo Vivimus |
Motto in English | We live through learning |
Type | Non-profit university |
Established | 1985 |
Affiliation | Caucasus University Association |
Chancellor | Mr. Serhat Akpinar |
Rector | Prof. Dr. Ali Haydar |
Students | 18,000 |
Location | , |
Website | www |
Faculties
edit- Faculty of Engineering includes five departments:[4]
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Energy Systems Engineering
- Faculty of Business & Economics
- Faculty of Architecture, Design and Fine Arts. In 2013, the Faculty was announced as one of the top 10 Architecture Faculties in Turkey and North Cyprus by Mimari Medya (Architecture Media Network).[5] In 2012 and 2013, the master programme in Construction Management was chosen by Eduniversal as one of the best 100 master programmes in the world.[6] Established in 1985, the Faculty has 4 departments including:
- Architecture
- Interior Design
- Graphic Design
- Painting[7]
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Communication
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Graduate School of Science & Technology (Engineering Master & PhD Programs)
- Graduate School of Social Sciences (Master & PhD Programs)
- School of Applied Sciences
- Marine School
- Nursing School
- School of Sport and Recreation
- School of the Performing Arts
Research centres
editResearch Centre for Applied Science, Engineering and Technology
editIn GAU Research Centers and Laboratories, advanced researches are performed in the fields of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
International Centre for Heritage Studies (ICHS)
editThe International Center for Heritage Studies (ICHS) is a research and design centre founded within the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Fine Arts (established since 2012) and is working on historical, landscape and archaeological research and the restoration project for the Acheiropoietos Monastery in Cyprus.[14]
International academic organizations
editISEAIA
editThe annual International Symposium on Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Applications (ISEAIA) is a platform for researchers, practitioners, developers and educators to share their experiences in the fields of engineering, artificial intelligence and their applications in.[15][16]
ISEAIA2013 was held between 6 and 8 November 2013 in Girne/Cyprus.[17] ISEAIA2014 was held between 5 and 7 November 2014 in Girne/Cyprus.[18]
CAUMME II
editCAUMME, Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in the Mediterranean and the Middle-East, is a series of conferences organized by AUMME. The 2nd CAUMME Conference organized by Girne American University, Yıldız Technical University and Qatar University in 2014. The organization of a biennial international symposium in different areas of architecture and urbanism constitutes the main academic activity of CAUMME series of conferences. The first CAUMME international symposium was held in 2012 at Yıldız Technical University. The main motivation of the second CAUMME international symposium was on the concept of Post-Professionalism.[19]
Journal
editGirne American University publishes a scientific journal called GAU Journal of Social and Applied Science.[20][21]
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (March 2021) |
- Asim Vehbi, Girne CEO and Vice-Chancellor
- Nazım Çavuşoğlu, M.A., Member of Parliament, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Özcan Can, former Member of Istanbul Metropolitan City Council, Turkey[22]
- Ömer Tuğsal Doruk, PhD in P., Lecturer at Üsküdar University, Turkey, and the author of Shadow Banking and Turkey[23][24]
- Gossy Ukanwoke, founder of Beni American University and Students Circle Network[25][26]
Affiliations
editThe university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.[27]
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- ^ "Departments". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "GAÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi, Deprem ve Dinamik Semineri düzenledi". Starkibris.net. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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- ^ "GAÜ Öğretim Üyeleri, 100 İsimden Oluşan İranlı Modern Bilim İnsanları Listesinde Yer Aldı - Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi". Gau.edu.tr. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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- ^ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ÜSKÜDAR. "Akademik Kadro - Üsküdar Üniversitesi". Uskudar.edu.tr. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Türkiye Bankalar Birliği - Kitaplar". Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "About Students Circle Network". Studentscircle.net. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Gossy Ukanwoke". BAU Research and Development. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Tüm Uyeler. kunib.com